My Top 5 Titles in 2016

The year-end is upon us and we’re looking back at the best and worst of 2016. Here’s yet another Top 5:

At the beginning of 2016 my 19th book hit the shelves, and I signed contracts for two more, one which I finished writing this summer and will release next month. (You’ll hear about the second one soon enough—but I’ll tell you this. It’s based off the popularity of my candid book to young men, but this one is to ALL teens about what it actually looks like to be wise with social media.)

I always find it interesting to see which of my books resonated the most with readers… I can never predict it!

You would think more teenagers would want to read about sex than zombies, but this fictional tale of three teenagers surviving in a post apocalyptic world (with Biblical discussion questions at the end of each chapter- think “Our Daily Bread” for teenagers) is outselling my candid book to teens about sex.

3. THE NEW BREEDI only get half the credit for this one, because my dad and I co-wrote it. This essential guide for volunteer recruiters is not only being bought by childrens and youth workers, but by volunteer managers in secular organizations and associations across the continent.

2. IF I HAD A PARENTING DO OVERThis is really an unfair addition to the list… because it’s not released yet. But Amazon doesn’t care about release dates; they start preselling whenever they want (because they’re Amazon!). No complaints from me, because they launched it with an insane introductory price (it’s $6.30 as I post this), perhaps to see what kind of interest they could get. Well… it worked. If you search Amazon for my name, it’s the first book that pops up.

In addition, my publisher sent me 75 advanced-review copies and it’s already been garnering some really great momentum and reviews. I’m actually flying to Focus on the Family this week to do a radio interview about this title (to be aired next year when the book hits the shelves).